Key Learning Objectives of the Live Training Seminar:

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe strategies for increasing immunization rates, including physician collaborations, community level activities, and immunization coalition activities
2. Describe pharmacy operations and a process for administering vaccines in various pharmacy practice settings
3. Evaluate patient histories and make patient-specific recommendations based on the appropriate immunization schedule
4. Demonstrate effective strategies for communicating with patients who have concerns about vaccines
5. Describe current evidence regarding vaccine safety
6. Recognize the signs and symptoms of adverse reactions that can occur after vaccination
7. Describe procedures for management of patients with adverse reactions to vaccination that constitute an emergency
8. List the steps for administering currently available intranasal and intradermal vaccines
9. Demonstrate appropriate intramuscular and subcutaneous injection techniques for adult immunization

For a complete list of learning objectives and for all APhA accreditation information and policies, please visit APhA's website, www.pharmacist.com/pharmacy-based-immunization-delivery

The goals of this program are to:

Educate pharmacists about:

• The impact of vaccines on public health.
• Pharmacists’ roles in immunization.
• Immunologic principles of vaccine development and immunizations.
• Vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines used to prevent them.
• Strategies for improving immunization rates.
• Requirements for pharmacists who provide immunization services.

Prepare pharmacists to:

• Read an immunization schedule and identify appropriate vaccines for individuals across the life span and with special needs.
• Educate patients about the benefits of vaccines and dispel myths about vaccines.
• Safely administer vaccines to patients via subcutaneous, intramuscular, intranasal, and intradermal routes.
• Operate an immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
• Partner with immunization stakeholders to promote immunizations and the immunization neighborhood.

Direct pharmacists to resources necessary to:

• Promote public health through immunizations.
• Access regularly updated information about vaccines and their use.
• Effectively communicate with patients and other stakeholders about resources.
• Operate an immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Seminar Agenda

Saturday, July 12, 2025

• Check-in
• Welcome, Introductions and Acknowledgements
• Clinical Review
• Morning Break
• Managing a Pharmacy-Based Immunization Program
• Strategies for Increasing Immunization Rates
• Lunch Break
• Applying ACIP Immunization Schedules
• Communicating with Patients
• Vaccine Administration Technique
• Transitional/Summary Remarks
• Skills Assessment

Faculty:

Tuan Huynh, PharmD, AAHIVP, HIVPCP
Assistant Director, Experiential Learning Program
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Deanna Tran, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA
Associate Professor, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Technology Requirements

APhA's Education is conducted in an online environment. We use the Docebo learning management system (LMS).  While your learning experience should almost always run smoothly, occasionally Internet platforms can be a little finicky. Although it is rare for your internet platform to run into problems, here's what you can do if you are experiencing a less-than-ideal experience.

System Requirements - Please ensure that the device you are accessing your learning activity from is compliant with the system requirements listed below.

Refresh Your Cache - Your learning platform should operate without any issues on Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari. Refreshing your cache for the platform in any of these browsers may solve any issues that you’re experiencing. You should refer to your browser documentation for instructions on how to clear the cache. Tip: Search for How to Clear Cache

Hardware Requirements	128MB of RAM Platform Interface - We  strongly suggest using at least a 1024x768px resolution on your desktop and tablet browsers. Please note that at this time, any issues related to any resolutions smaller than 1024x768px are not officially supported by our LMS support team. For the best user experience, we suggest using a 1366x768px resolution or similar. Speakers or headphones, if accessing content with audio
Supported Desktop Browsers	Microsoft Edge * Mozilla Firefox ** Google Chrome * Safari * * Browser notes:  Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari follow a continuous release policy that makes it difficult to fix a minimum version. For this reason, following the market recommendation, we recommend that you have one of the two (2) major versions of each of these browsers. If something does not work in one web browser, try another web browser. Example, if it does not work in Google Chrome, try Microsoft Edge. In addition please note that: We do not recommend Safari on Windows ** As of November 2022, we are not actively testing the experience on Firefox, but it can still be used. It may not be the best experience.
Supported Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows 8 (or higher)** OSX (last two major releases) Most Linux Distributions Most OSX
Supported Operating Systems for Tablets (using the browser version of the desktop platform)	iOS 13 (or higher) *** Android 9.0 (or higher) ***
Browser Settings	JavaScript must be enabled Third-party cookies must be enabled**** localStorage must be enabled TLS Version: 1.2
Supported Screen Readers	NVDA JAWS On Microsoft Windows, with Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

For full technology requirements, please visit: https://www.pharmacist.com/Education/Education-FAQs/APhA-Technology-Requirements

Accreditation Information

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is approved for a total of 20.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit (2.0 CEUs). The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers (UAN) for this activity are listed below.

Successful completion of the home-study component involves completing each activity and passing the home-study assessments with a grade of 70% or higher and will result in 12 contact hours of CPE credit (1.2 CEUs). ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-23-154-H06-P

Successful completion of the live session component involves attending the full live seminar, successfully completing & uploading the injection technique assessment, completing the online assessment with a grade of 70% or higher and evaluations. Successful completion of this component will result in 8 contact hours of CPE credit (0.8 CEU). ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-23-155-L06-P / 0202-9999-23-155-L06-P

To obtain 20.0 contact hours of CPE credit (2.0 CEUs) for APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program, the learner must have an updated APhA My Account, CPE & License Information BEFORE completing the home-study course, and completing the live components listed above. Participants will need to have a valid APhA (pharmacist.com) username and password, as well as a CPE Monitor account to obtain credit. After credit has been earned, please visit CPE monitor for your transcript. The Certificate of Achievement will be available online upon successful completion of the necessary activity requirements on the participant’s My Training page.

Release Date: March 31, 2023
Expiration Date: March 31, 2026 - PLEASE NOTE: NO Home Study credit granted after this date; Live Credit can only be granted within 60 days from the day of the seminar attended.

Target Audience: Pharmacists in all settings
Activity Type: Practice-based

Activity Completion Requirements:

To obtain credit for "Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery" complete home study activities, complete both home study and final assessments with a grade of 70% or better, attend the live seminar, successfully complete the injection technique assessment, complete the evaluation, and CLAIM credit. To obtain credit, the Learner must CLAIM credit once each component is completed. Once credit is claimed, Transcripts of CPE will be available online within 24 hours on the Learner’s CPE Monitor profile at www.nabp.net.  The Certificate of Achievement will be available online upon successful completion of the necessary activity requirements on the participant’s “My Training” page on www.pharmacist.com.

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery: A Certificate Training Program for Pharmacists was developed by the American Pharmacists Association.